Canon HG10

The Canon HG10, the hard drive-based, AVCHD-compatible camcorder, takes some chances. For starters, it has one of the most comfortable zoom switches in its class. Plus, upping its low-light performance, both focus and video quality, means it goes beyond o...

Excellent image stabilisation; generally great video quality

Poor audio control; smallish EVF; some annoying ergonomics; no manual focus dial

There's no doubt about it -- the Canon HG10 takes sharp, well-exposed photos and HD videos. Unfortunately, its poor design and audio control make it hard to recommend above its competitors

The Canon HR10 is a looker, both in person and by the specs sheet. Despite the first class pedigree of the imaging system (identical to the HV20), we were still skeptical of the AVCHD codec, which has given other manufacturers problems with motion. Aside

If you're in the market for an HDD camcorder, the Canon HG10 is the best on the market. If you're in the market for an AVCHD camcorder, the HG10 offers the highest video quality we've seen so far. At an MSRP of $1299, you're certainly paying dearly for th...

This is my first camcorder, so I don't have much to compare to, but the Canon HG10 has so many features, it'll take a while to figure everything out. The user manual is about 120 pages, but I hear that you can also download it off their website if you lik...

-Many options and settings -HD -large internal (40GB) HDD -if left idle for 5 min, it has auto-shutoff. -hand strap is nice to have. Would have been great if it came with the optional shoulder strap. In a quick browse through the user manual, I noticed th...

Should include HDMI cable, considering price. You can get HDMI cables for $5-10. No other cons that I can think of.

I'm not familiar with the ins and outs of camera settings so I don't tweak things on the camera unless I have to. I didn't feel the need to tweak anything on this camera. You turn it on, what for the hard drive for a few seconds, point, and shoot. It take...

high definition, compact, ergonomic, decent battery life, good picture, external microphone connection (3mm), good zoom, easy to use

Built-in mic picks up everything the operator says. The video format is only supported through a hack in Linux and is very slow to convert. Not only are still pictures not very good quality (as is expected from a video camera) but I had trouble capturing